Paper article of head wear



Dec. 27, 1955 w. J. LONG 2,728,084

PAPER ARTICLE OF HEAD WEAR Filed Feb. 15. 1952 Phil.

INVENTOR il i'llz'am JLany ATTORNEY 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I Dec. 27, 1955 w.J. LONG 2,728,084

PAPER ARTICLE OF HEAD WEAR Filed Feb. 15, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORm llz'am J Long ATTORNEY United States Patent PAPER ARTICLE OF HEAD WEARWilliam J. Long, Delaware, Ohio, assignor to White Castle System, Inc.,Columbus, Ohio, a corporation of Delaware Application February 15, 1952,Serial No. 271,789

2 Claims. (Cl. 2-200) This invention relates to articles of head wearparticularly articles adapted for feminine use and by those engaged invarious occupations, such as waitresses, nurses, housemaids and others.

It is an object of the invention to provide an article of head wear forthe general purposes stated, in which the article is formed entirely,insofar as the body thereof is concerned, from paper or other relativelyinexpensive material, whereby following certain periods of use of thearticle, the same may be economically discarded and a new articlesubstituted therefor, thus avoiding laundering or other renovation ofthe article.

A further object of the invention is to provide a paper article of headwear which may be compactly folded in a substantially flattenedcondition for space-saving purposes during storage and shipment thereof,the construction of the article being such that it may be readilyunfolded and expanded at the time the same is placed for use on the headof a wearer.

Another object of the invention is to provide such an article of headwear which, upon being opened or expanded for application to the head ofthe wearer, will present one or more upstanding panels, the latterimparting to the article an attractive appearance and providing a meansupon which indicia of various kinds may be printed or otherwise applied.

Paper articles of headgear have been used for masculine wear for manyyears, but the same have not been generally adapted for wear by women.This condition is undoubtedly attributable to the fact that chefs capsand the like, made of paper and adapted for wear by men, are not shapedfor ready adaptation to the hair dress of women and, moreover, areunsightly and unbecoming if worn. It is desirable, however, in manyindustrial occupations, particularly those in which food stuffs arepacked, or otherwise processed, that women operatives should have theirhair securely held and prevented from falling and thereby becomingcaught in the food stufis. The cap or headgear of the present inventionprovides a satisfactory solution for this problem, in that it provides alow-cost item, which, when actively extended and applied to the head ofa wearer, serves effectively to confine the hair and prevent or minimizeaccidental falling thereof into goods or products undergoing processingand, in addition, provides an article of attractive design whichheightens the appearance of the wearer.

For a further understanding of the invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a paper blank or sheet from which my improvedarticle of head wear may be formed;

Fig. 2 is a plan view disclosing the article when in a folded, flatstate suitable for storage or shipment;

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view disclosing the article of head wear inits opened or extended position, as when applied to the head of awearer;

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the article when the same is viewed fromthe rear and one side thereof;

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken through the article on theplane indicated by the line 66 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary plan view showing a modified form of the blankappearing in Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, and especially to the formof my invention disclosed in Figs. 1 through 6, my improved article ofhead wear is die cut, or otherwise formed, from a single blank or sheetof pliable material, such as paper, paperboard, synthetic resins or thelike, producing a flexible body. The body is formed to provide ahead-embracing crown panel 1 having scalloped rearwardly disposed edges2, the panel 1 including in its formation wing extensions shown at 3,the latter being positioned to engage the sides of the wearers head,while the main body part of the panel 1 extends transversely across thetop of the head, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5.

The blank of material from which the article is formed is either cutthrough, as shown in Fig. 1, or scored, as shown in Fig. 7, so that thecrown panel is provided with angularly and forwardly converging margins4 disposed contiguous to and in parallel relationship with the innerside edges of a pair of upwardly folded side panels 5. The outer orupper edges of these side panels are ornamentally curved as at 6, and,forwardly thereof, are joined by means of the scored or weakened lines 7with triangular corner panels 8. Likewise the crown panel 1 is providedwith a forwardly disposed weakened or scored line 9 which flexibly joinsthe crown panel 1 with an upwardly folded indicia panel 10, the latter,also, being flexibly connected with the corner panels 8 by the scored orweakened lines indicated at 11.

When the article is folded, the same may be applied on the head of awearer to occupy substantially the position of application illustratedin Fig. 3. In holding the article in position, it is advantageous toprovide the lower ends of the wing extensions 3 and the side panels 5with reinforcing grommets or eyelets 12, the latter being joined withthe ends of an elastic band 12a. It will be noted that, as a result ofthis construction of the article, and the manner in which it is folded,when the same is opened and caused to assume its operative position ofuse, as shown in Fig. 5, the indicia panel 19 will assume and maintain,under forces applied thereto by the manual manipulation of the sidepanels 5, an erect or upright position. This position results from pullon the side panels which is imparted to the triangular corner panels andto the indicia panel, enabling the upstanding indicia panel to impart tothe article a distinctive appearance and at the same time permit anylegend or printed matter appearing thereon to be clearly viewed by thoseobserving the front of the article. The latter may be made, aspreviously stated, from paper or the like, and stamped out byautomatically operating machines, so that the cost of the article isheld to such a comparatively low figure that said article may bediscarded after a given period of usage. This may be done economicallyas the cost of the article is usually less than that necessitated tolaunder a more permanent and longer lasting fabric article.

From a consideration of this form of my improved article of headdress,it will be seen that the same is formed from a single sheet of paper, orthe like, so cut or blanked that, when the article is applied to thehead, an indicia-containing panel of attractive appearance will becaused to assume an elevated or exposed position. When in such position,not only does the panel improve the general appearance of the articlebut, in addition, enables any printed matter or the like appearingthereon to be readily observed. When the articles are undergoing storageor shipment, the same may be folded to assume a flat condition whichprovides maximum compactness and almost a total absence of wasted orunused space. The articlemaybe:economically.manu-factured so vthat fol.-

lowing .wea'r it maybe discarded ifzvdesiredem Int-another: 5

aspect of my invention, theharticlel'rnayzbe formedzfrom paper or thelikehavinga glazedsmootlror glossyfinishm and-which is .suflicientlyzresistant to-moisture to admit of the removal of soil traces:from-.thelsurfaces oifi'thers article through theuse of a dampened.cloth thusenabling the renovated article to be used repe atedlyvand'1-keptin a cleanly andattractive state...

I claim: 1. An article of. .headdress comprisingg 3 a freelyfiexi-t blepaper sheet:blanked; to provide:-.a-.crown panel-spree sentingbounding.margins:including a straight transversely disposed forward n1a1:gin,.rearwardlydiverging side. margins. and an inwardly .;recessed.backmargin,- the formation .of .the. side .and.back .--margins..providing the crown paneL-with laterally disposed,.wing.extensions, saidspaneliwhen the article isin use being formed .to extend-.- transverselyacross the middle top portion .of..a-wearers head .with the'wingextensions. thereof disposed -to extend downwardly and rearwardly. along.thessides ofathe head,

upwardly -foldable side panels. disposedin 'isubstantiallyf parallelorder Withthewwingextensions .of said vcrown 4 panel fordisposalsalongthe outer-sidesi-thereof, .a for,

wardly disposed indicia panel foldable about the forward marginof saidcrown panel to assume when the article is worn an upright positionfacing toward the front thereof, substantially triangular corner panelsflexibly united with the opposite ends of said indicia panel and withforward ends of said side panels, and resilient fastening means on saidheaddress connecting the rear ends of the crown and side panels .thereoffor maintaining the headdress in its aforesaid extended position ofapplication on. a.

wearers head.

2.'An article of headdress as defined in claim 1 and wherein saidfastening means embodies an elastic band joined with thelreanends ofsaid crown and side panels.

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